Display-clamp



G POTSTADA.

DISPLAY CLAMP.

APRLICATION FILED NOV. 22, I919.

1,894,788. Patented Oct. 25, 192L STATES rager msrnar-am.

Specificution of Letteis Patent.

.Patented Oct. 25, 1921.

' T 0 all whom may coawm:

Be it known that I, GEORGE POI STADA, citizen of the United States, residmg at Oakland, in the county of Alameda, State of California, have invented a new and useful Display-Clamp, of which the followmg 15 a specification in such full and clear terms as will enable those skilled in the art to comstruct and use the same.

ThlS invention relates to a display clamp and its object is to provide means whe reby a lamp may be held in any desired pos1t1on on a desk, or whereby any Other desired ob ject may be held in a convenient pos1t1on for display or for examination.

Another object of the invention is to produce a display clamp which is capable of.

being securedto almost any piece of furni-- turc where a projecting ledge may be found.

Another object of the invention is to provide a clamp for holding the object to be displayed, which is capable of an 'almost universal movement, so that the clamp secured to the object may be turned to any desired position either with the object in place, or previous toits connectiom therewith in order that the object to be displayed upon it and-lamp orother thing may be shown in a position'to accomplish any desired result.

Other objects of the invention will appear as the description proceeds. An embodiment of the invention is shown in the ,accompanying drawings in which the same reference numeral is applied to the same portion thronghont, but I am aware that there may be modification thereof.

Figure 1 is a front elevatioh of the clamp;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the clamp partly in section, showing a lamp secured thereto; and

Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional detail view of the ball and socket clamp.

The clamp comprises a circular plate 1, having tWo.flanges 2 and 3 secured thereto, which flanges hold a rubber ring 4, the object of which is to .prevent the clamp from marring furniture to which it may be secured. A

Onthe back of the plate 1 there are two small biackets 5 and 6 which .pivotallv support a U shaped hook 1 and spiral sprmg 8 surrounding the hobk betWeen the brackets 5 and 6 and causing it to bear against the table 9 with suficient force to hold the plate 1 in the desired position.

The hook 7 is oovered with rubber 10 in order to prevent it from marring surfaces upon which it may be placed; and order to pull the bock out from the plate 1 there is a small fin er hook 11 on the end of the U-shaped hoo 7.

The front of the plate has a slotted nut 13 secured thereto by soldering or otherwise in which a ball 14 is placed and secured by means of the nut 15 screwed within the nut 13. The ball 14 has an arm 16 connected thereto, which arm terminates in a cross bar 17 having two arms 18 and 19 connected therewith. for embracing the objects to be held. The other ends of the arms 18 and 19 are shaped as indicated at 20 and 21 for the purpose of allowing the knurled nut 22 threaded on the shank 16 to be screwed against them and hold said arms with sufficient force against the object to be retained therein to prevent it from being dropped.

It will be seen that while the amis 18 and 19 may be used to embrace a lamp as illustrated, that the device has a large number of other uses and may be used for the display of or for holding any of-the desired objects as in shops, show cases, or show windows.

What I daim is as follows, but various modifications may be made in the construction shown in the drawings and above particularly described form, within the purview of my invention:

An object holder comprising a'flanged base, a spring clamp for securing the base t0 a suitable objct, the clamp normally lying against the base within the plane of the flange, a slotted nut on said base, a bal] therein, an arm connected to said ball, means to frictionallv hold the ball in any desired position while permitting it to .be moved throngh a cons1derable angle in all directions, a standard connected to said ball, and a pair of clamping members carried by said standard.

In testimony whereof I have herennto set my hand this 6" day of November, A. D.

GEORGE POTSIADA, 

